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Breland joins SC Power Team as director of site development
Rebecca Breland, formerly with the S.C. Department of Transportation, will assist with product development for SC Power Team, the economic development arm of the state's 20 electric cooperatives.
New Dominion leadership team includes SCANA veterans
Keller Kissam, Rusty Harris, Iris Griffin and George Lippard will have leadership roles in the newly formed Southeast Energy Group, Dominion announced. SCANA CEO Jimmy Addison will serve as a consultant until he retires Feb. 1.
N.C.-based nuclear services company acquiring REI Nuclear
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, a global provider of advanced reactors and nuclear services, is acquiring Columbia-based REI Nuclear LLC, a decommissioning technology and tooling design company.
PSC approves Dominion-SCANA merger
The PSC approved the alternative "levelizedâ€_x009d_ merger plan, which will give S.C. Electric & Gas customers more than $2 billion in refunds over a 20-year period and make a permanent rate reduction similar to the temporary 15% cut.
McCormick to receive power from Florida-based utility
Florida-based NTE Energy will begin a 20-year purchase agreement with the town of McCormick on Jan. 1. The McCormick Commission of Public Works was previously served by SCE&G, according to NTE Energy.
Santee Cooper approves $2.1B budget
The state-owned utility's board of directors approved a 2019 budget which includes $1.7 billion for its electric system operations and $296.9 million for capital expenditures.
V.C. Summer refueling and maintenance outage complete
A scheduled refueling and maintenance outage at Unit 1, which began Oct. 6, has been completed, SCE&G said. Workers replaced approximately one-third of the 1,000-megawatt unit's fuel and performed preventive maintenance and inspections
Solar heats up in S.C. as business installations surge
A law allowing privately owned solar companies to sell electricity back to the state's power grid has resulted in more than $30M in incentives since 2014. Now, some say it's time for those incentives to expand.
S.C. Supreme Court upholds Condon appointment at Santee Cooper
The high court held that Gov. Henry McMaster has the authority to appoint former S.C. Attorney General Charlie Condon as interim board chair of Santee Cooper. The state Senate can confirm or reject Condon's appointment in January.
Dominion proposes alternate SCANA deal
In a new filing, the Virginia-based company says its acquisition of the Cayce utility could reduce the bills of SCANA subsidiary SCE&G ratepayers by 14% instead of 7%. That scenario would scrap a promised $1,000 upfront refund.
SCANA declares third-quarter earnings of $67M
The earnings of 47 cents per share were up from earnings of $34 million, or 24 cents per share, for the same period in 2017, when the Cayce utility absorbed a $132 loss associated with the V.C. Summer nuclear project.
Southern Current investing $16M in Marion County
The Charleston-based solar developer is investing in five new projects in Marion County. The company has invested millions in solar projects throughout the state, most recently in Orangeburg County.
